Officer John Wesley Carpenter
Louisville Police Department
Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, April 29, 1935

Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 16, 1935
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer John Carpenter died as the result of an injury and
infection to his hand sustained during a struggle with a
prisoner two weeks earlier. His hand received a cut when he
struck the prisoner in the teeth. A serious infection set in
which required surgery to his hand and arm.

He died as a result of the infection at Baptist Hospital.

Officer Carpenter had served with the agency for 11 years. He was survived by his wife.